The Soviet Union: Internal and External Perspectives on Soviet Society

by Eric B. Shiraev, Eero Carroll

The book analyzes Soviet society as a 'hard reality', emphasizes the varying perceptions of it in the Soviet Union and the US, and insists that, while glorifications of the Soviet reality have been useful, the most accurate descriptions of this reality were critical.

198 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 2008

About the author

Eric Shiraev is Professor and Head of CARP (Character Assassination and Reputation Politics Research Lab) at George Mason University.